The Grey Ghost: New York City Photographs
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (851 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1681980835 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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A highly personal collection, The Grey Ghost reveals an artist finding his voice, discovering “that elusive method that informs the manner in which we perceive and interpret our surroundings.” In these photographsfeaturing icons of New York City such as the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building, as well as everyday moments captured on the streetwe find Winters presenting us with the seemingly ordinary and commonplace in a way that captivates us and makes us look much more closely.As Winters writes, New York “has acted as a proving ground and a rite of passage for countless photographers,” beginning with Alfred Stieglitz and Paul Strand. For those interested in street photography, New York City, black-and-white imagery, or the earlier work of one of today’s most compelling photographers, The Grey Ghost is a must-have addition to your photo book collection.. In The Grey Ghost: New York City Photographs, Dan Winters turns his eye to New York City, collecting nearly 100 black-and-white images he created there in the years after moving to New York from California in 1987
His previous books include Dan Winters: Periodical Photographs, Last Launch, and Road to Seeing. Known for the broad range of subject matter he is able to interpret, Dan Winters has had his photographs published in Esquire, GQ, Vanity Fair, the New York Times Magazine, the New Yorker, Time, Texas Monthly, Wired, Fortune, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, and many other national and international publications. Dan can be found online at danwintersphoto. . Winters has won over
About the Author Known for the broad range of subject matter he is able to interpret, Dan Winters has had his photographs published in Esquire, GQ, Vanity Fair, the New York Times Magazine, the New Yorker, Time, Texas Monthly, Wired, Fortune, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, and many other national and international publications. Dan can be found online at danwintersphoto. Winters has won over one hundred national and international awards from American Photography, Communication Arts, the Society of Publication Designers, PDN, the Art Directors Club of New York, and Life, among others, as well as the prestigious Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography and a world press photo award in the arts category. . His previous books include Dan Winters: Periodical Photographs, Last Launch, and Road to Seeing. In 2003, he was honored by Kodak as a photo “Icon” in thei
Highs and Lows of NYC Dan Winters is one of my favorite photographers, and I absolutely adore Road to Seeing, which is a book I think everyone should absorb who wants to understand the why behind photography. It is a deeply personal story, but Winters is such a genuine, relatable person that the book is at once impressive and companionable. Since I love street photography, I was eager to get this new volume, knowing that . Robert Laetare said A few great shots with lots of not very good images. A few of the pictures are great. However most of them are third rate street shots with no direction or meaning. This book needed a good photo editor to take control and cut out the weak images.. for the New Yorker in your life It was a gift. The recipient loved it.